---
title: "GAMBLING HARMS REDUCTION PROGRAMME - GAMBLING BLOCKING PRODUCT"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-077c40"
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current_stage: "Planning"
buyer: "Public Health Wales NHS Trust"
published: "2026-09-29"
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# GAMBLING HARMS REDUCTION PROGRAMME - GAMBLING BLOCKING PRODUCT

Buyer: Public Health Wales NHS Trust  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-077c40

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## Summary

Public Health Wales NHS Trust intends to procure licences for gambling-blocking software. The service is intended to block gambling websites, apps and other digital gambling methods, with high reliability and accessibility for users. The software should be difficult to remove from devices and difficult to bypass, and the service should be safe and secure. Welsh-language and other multilingual provision is required, and the service should be based on lived experience. NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership is managing the procurement for the Trust. Delivery is in the United Kingdom.

The process is at the planning stage: the buyer has expressed an intention to procure, but has not issued an invitation to tender. The buyer expects to publish a future notice by 2 November 2026. It has planned preliminary market engagement, with a completion date of 13 October 2026. The anticipated contract period runs from 1 April 2027 to 30 March 2028. The estimated value is £100,000 excluding VAT (£120,000 including VAT). The procurement is arranged as one lot. The planned procedure and evaluation basis have not yet been set out.

The planned requirement may suit software providers able to license and support gambling-blocking products, particularly suppliers with experience making restrictions reliable, accessible and difficult to circumvent or remove. Providers should be prepared to demonstrate secure service delivery and Welsh-language as well as wider multilingual provision. The buyer is also seeking a service grounded in lived experience. Small and medium-sized businesses and voluntary, community and social enterprises are identified as suitable suppliers. The preliminary market engagement is a chance for relevant providers to help inform the future procurement before it reaches the tender stage.

## Notice

The objective of this potential future procurement process is to appoint a service provider capable of providing licenses for blocking software that: o Blocks a wide range of gambling websites, apps and other digital methods of gambling & has high reliability and accessibility for all participants o Difficult to remove from devices and difficult to circumvent restrictions o Is safe and secure service o Has Bilingual service provision (Welsh) o Has Multilingual service provision o Is based on lived experience o Difficult to remove from devices and difficult to circumvent restrictions Full details of this service requirement can be obtained by emailing Bethan Dyke to request a copy of the document.

### Planning Information

Please contact bethan.dyke@wales.nhs.uk for a copy of the PME document for completion.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/091770-2026 |
| Notice type | UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Not specified |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Planning |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 29 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 2 Nov 2026 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 1 Apr 2027 - 30 Mar 2028 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £100,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Planning |
| Lots status | Planning |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Public Health Wales NHS Trust |
| Locality | CARDIFF |
| Postcode area | Cardiff |
| Postcode | CF10 4BZ |
| Country | Wales |
| ITL 1 | TLL Wales |
| ITL 2 | TLL5 South East Wales |
| ITL 3 | TLL52 Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan |
| Local authority | Cardiff |
| Electoral ward | Butetown |
| Westminster constituency | Cardiff South and Penarth |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 48 - Software package and information systems
- 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

### Codes

- 48000000 - Software package and information systems
- 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

## Release History

- 29 Sep 2026 at 11:38 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/091770-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/091770-2026
  29th September 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- http://nwssp.nhs.wales/ourservices/procurement-services/
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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